Bud has lovely blue eyes, especially in that first shot. We never had real diners here, so I have nothing to compare this with except what I've seen in TV shows and movies. But in the BW photo, it looks like a re-purposed wide bus. ;)

I hope you and your family had a blessed and beautiful Easter Sunday, James!

I would say almost word by word what Thom said!That's a "Very American" cliché!!Bud included! You would never see such places and people here. Wonderful report about a way of life, and great "face of the day"!

Wow - James I *love* it, so much personality! Bud seems like a nice enough guy. Not only does he have a face with a lot of character, the shadow gives him a bit of a concerned look. At least my take. His tats are really interesting as well.

Love the way the diner is all done up for Easter, I see an Easter Bunny standing on the coffee maker. :)

The black and white photo is great too, good choice as I think the color would be too distracting. Wonderful stuff - I love places like this! Thanks so much for sharing and participating in 'Face of the Week'!!!

Oh Good Golly, what Gems!!!! And once again James, the depth of field on all is perfection. However did you get up the nerve to confront Bud? Love his quizzical expression and bright blue eyes, the tats, awesome post.

Bud is likely not as intimidating person as he might appear at first glance, although I would not press an argument with him. The food in these places is generally pretty good, especially the pie. I hope you tried a piece.

Like everyone else, I'm impressed by this series of photos. This diner has a vintage look although most of the fittings look pretty new. I wonder what was on the jukebox? I wish I had the nerve to ask to take people's pictures. What did you say to Bud?

These are just classic! I think it was a very good idea that you asked Bud for permission to take that photo! And, what a great job you did...The portrait is so good! I might have been a bit nervous walking into that diner to eat...and you captured that mood so well! So classic, James!